HOW WE COMPARE
Calisto Pro vs Tripleseat & Planning Pod
Tripleseat is a lead capture tool for restaurants and hotels. Planning Pod is a project management app for event planners. Neither handles your full pipeline from inquiry to execution. Calisto does: proposals, BEOs, e-signatures, floor plans, catering, POS, and 71 native products.
- Gestão de Espaços
Feature by feature
Calisto Pro beside Planning Pod
- 21 Only in Calisto Pro
- 9 In both
| 30 features | Calisto Pro | Planning Pod |
|---|---|---|
| Lead Capture & Event Pipeline | Sim | Sim |
| BEO (Banquet Event Order) Generation | Sim | Sim |
| Event Calendar & Availability | Sim | Sim |
| Invoice and Billing | Sim | Sim |
| Contract Management | Sim | Sim |
| Basic Contact Management | Sim | Sim |
| Reporting & Analytics | Sim | Sim |
| Interactive Proposals with Branded Templates | Sim | Não |
| Native E-Signatures (Sign) | Sim | Não |
| Visual Floor Plan Builder (Seat Designer) | Sim | Não |
| Full Catering Management with Kitchen Display | Sim | Não |
| Menu Builder & F&B Minimums | Sim | Não |
| On-Site POS (Bar, Kitchen, Merch, Concessions) | Sim | Não |
| Dynamic Pricing (7-Factor Algorithm) | Sim | Não |
| 75 Payment Gateways (Your Choice) | Sim | Não |
| Self-Service Client Portal (Navigator) | Sim | Não |
| Omnichannel Messaging (WhatsApp, SMS, Email) | Sim | Não |
| Marketing Automation & Campaigns (Studio) | Sim | Não |
| Milestone Auto-Emails | Sim | Não |
| Referral & Affiliate Program (Circle) | Sim | Não |
| Event Ticketing & Capacity Management | Sim | Não |
| Crew Management & Call Sheets | Sim | Sim |
| TV Display System (Event Boards, Menu Boards) | Sim | Não |
| Staff Training LMS (University) | Sim | Não |
| Native VoIP Calling | Sim | Não |
| Video Conferencing (Meet) | Sim | Não |
| Compliance & Safety Inspections (Assure) | Sim | Não |
| Hotel Room Blocks (GRC) | Sim | Não |
| Accounting Sync (QB, Xero, Alegra) | Sim | Não |
| CRM with Universal Contact Record | Sim | Sim |
What replaces it
What runs venue management on Calisto
The apps that take over from Planning Pod, each in the words venue management businesses use.
- Calendário de espaçosCalisto Bookings
- Consumíveis e equipamentosCalisto Inventory
- Eventos com ingressosCalisto Tickets
- Registros de clientesCalisto Registry
- AutomaçõesCalisto Automations
- Configuração do localCalisto Purview
- Padrões de múltiplos locaisCalisto Blueprint
- Escala de pessoal do eventoCalisto Workforce
- Pipeline de solicitaçõesCalisto Deals
- PropostasCalisto Proposals
- Depósitos e liquidaçãoCalisto Payments
- Pacotes e cateringCalisto Catalog
Lead capture tools vs. a complete venue OS
| The Old Way | The Calisto Way | |
|---|---|---|
| Lead capture & pipeline | Core feature | Deals, full pipeline stages |
| BEO management | Basic templates | Auto-generated from event |
| Proposals & contracts | Limited or third-party | Branded, interactive proposals |
| E-signatures | Third-party (DocuSign) | Calisto Sign, native |
| Floor plan builder | Not available | Seat Designer, drag-and-drop |
| Catering management | Basic menus | Full F&B with kitchen display |
| On-site POS | Not available | Bar, kitchen, merch, tickets |
| Client portal | Basic event page | Navigator, full self-service |
| Marketing automation | Not available | Studio, multi-channel, included |
| Payment processor | Limited options | 75 gateways, you choose |
What moves
Bringing your data from Planning Pod
Your data is read in your own browser and sent to your Calisto account. Calisto never sees your login for the old system.
From an export file
Export your data from Planning Pod and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Locais
Dados de locais importados
Salas
Dados de quartos importados
Layouts
Dados de layouts importados
Seating Charts
Dados de planilhas de assentos importados
Eventos
Dados de eventos importados
Contatos
Dados de contatos importados
Pricing, side by side
What Planning Pod publishes, beside what Calisto Pro charges
Each figure as its publisher states it, in your currency only. Nothing is converted between currencies.
Calisto Pro
Revenue share on Commerce
WHAT THEY CANNOT DO
From inquiry to execution. Included.
Tripleseat captures leads and generates BEOs. Planning Pod manages tasks and timelines. But running a venue requires proposals, floor plans, catering, POS, and day-of execution that neither platform delivers.
Proposals & E-Signatures: Included
Tripleseat generates basic PDFs. Planning Pod has no proposal tools. Calisto Proposals creates branded, interactive proposals that clients can review, customize line by line, and approve online. Calisto Sign captures legally binding e-signatures with a full audit trail, automatic reminders and counter-signing, and triggers deposit collection the moment the contract is signed. No DocuSign subscription needed.
Floor Plan Builder: Included
Neither Tripleseat nor Planning Pod offers visual floor plan design. Calisto Seat Designer provides drag-and-drop venue layout creation from presets, with round tables, square tables, booths, bar counters, stages, and zones. Clients see interactive floor plans in their portal. Staff sees table assignments on TV displays. The same layout powers POS dine-in and the Ops table board.
Day-Of Operations: Included
Lead capture tools stop when the contract is signed. Calisto continues into day-of execution with POS for bar, kitchen, merch and concessions, a kitchen display system routing food orders in real time, crew rostering with automated call sheets, equipment tracking, and live event dashboards. BEO items auto-generate production tasks. Everything connects to the same event, the same client, the same financial record.
Choose your processor. Not theirs.
Tripleseat has limited payment integrations and pushes their preferred processors. Planning Pod uses Stripe only. Calisto connects to 75 payment gateways across 11 global regions. Collect deposits, process final payments, and handle refunds through your own merchant account.
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Switching questions
Can clients see and approve BEOs in the portal?
Yes. Calisto Navigator gives every client a self-service portal where they can review BEOs, approve floor plans, sign contracts, make payments, and message your team. Changes clients request flow back to your ops dashboard for review. No email attachments or PDF round-trips.
How does the floor plan builder work with POS?
Floor plans created in Seat Designer power both the client-facing layout view and the operational table board. POS servers see the same layout when taking dine-in orders. Ops staff see table status on TV displays. One floor plan, used everywhere.
Can I manage multiple venue spaces and rooms?
Yes. Each venue can have multiple spaces with independent floor plans, capacity limits, and pricing. The event pipeline shows availability across all spaces. BEOs can span multiple rooms for multi-space events. Pricing rules can vary by space, day of week, and season.
How does pricing work?
Setting up costs nothing and no card is required. You get full access to all 71 products with no feature restrictions. Core carries no additional cost. Commerce is a 1% revenue share. Every other suite is priced per app in the Marketplace.
Why do you charge a percentage of revenue?
Because it makes us partners, not a vendor. A flat subscription means your software company collects the same fee in your best month and your worst. A revenue share means we only grow when you grow. Slow month or off-season? Your bill scales down with you.
Saiba mais
Everything Calisto does here
The pages behind this comparison: the sector, the apps and the guides.
- SetorCalisto for Gestão de Espaços
O Calisto Pro integra reservas de calendário, layouts de piso, estoque de concessoes, pessoal e prontidão de instalações, garantindo que seu espaço esteja constantemente operacional e pronto para eventos.
Open - Gestão de EspaçosConsultas, Propostas e Pagamentos
A DM no Instagram às 23h, a ligação às 9h da manhã e o promotor segurando seis datas na mesma fila, precificação ao vivo na proposta, e cada linha chegando no ledger enquanto o evento ainda está acontecendo.
Open - Gestão de EspaçosCalendário, Inventário e Eventos com Ingressos
Cada sala, corredor e bowl em um único calendário que sabe que um espaço não pode estar em dois eventos ao mesmo tempo, um contador atrás do balcão e a gaieta de áudio e vídeo, e ingressos vendidos sem taxas de plataforma entre você e sua própria porta.
Open - Gestão de EspaçosPedidos de Eventos, Produção & Contratação de Pessoal
O pedido do evento é lido pela cozinha, pela área de piso, pelo escritório e pela contabilidade, o AV e o rider de produção são testados com uma fotografia comprovando isso, e as listas de pessoal são criadas com base no número de pessoas em cada departamento que trabalha no evento.
Open - Gestão de EspaçosSite, Portal e Terminais de Concessão
Disponibilidade e precificação em tempo real no seu próprio site, um portal onde clientes, promotores e produtores veem tudo sem precisar ligar, e todos os terminais de concessão no prédio sincronizados com o mesmo registro do evento.
Open - PreçosPricing for Gestão de EspaçosOpen